The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25

large iron manufacturing concerns run
ming TO their fullest possible capacity
in short The market for the product is
unlimited. In the immediate vicin "
of this Deigh borhood iron ore of the
first quality is found in abundance, and
nature surely proclaims in distinct
terms that the co antry, OF which Ogden
is the central point, is the bosom of the
iron producing section OF this CONT
nent; while man has done onl} small
,5Urtion of his snare in bringing
this metal into the demand
which the development of this
duty of the people is 10 see that they
nature has 80 lavish1y bestowed pass
by UNDECIDED, and TO take steps of q
practical and business character to
wards aiding in the development of the
resources of their district with special
reference to the particular wants OF
their locality. AS it is the duty of in
dividuals to accept that condition in
life which their capacities are best
ADAPTED to, and to prosecute such labors
with all their might. mind and strength,
so 1t is with communities who hope to
ascend the ladder of progression and
prosperity. They should first become
acquainted with the district in which
they reside, itsresources. requirements
ana facilities. then 90. to work with q
determination tc let no obstacle stand
in the way of accomplishing the grand
results which mnst crown efforts di-
rected in the manner we have indicated.
1t Will edou5tlesss be urged that the
iron works erected here some years ago
proved to'be o financial failure; moi q
failure SO far as the quality of the pro-
ductls concerned, for we believe the
quality of the product was pronounced
Dy competent auth rites to be equal TO
anything produced anywhere in the
United States, We feel sure the &C
curacy of our statement will not be
questioned when we ass IT that the
main explanation of the suspension of
these works can be found in the lack of
capital necessary to carry on the enter
price, as it is we'll understood by those
acquainted with the cost of production
that q large capital must be employed
in order 10 carry on these extensive
works on scale to command succ s..
1t is admitted then that the operation
of iron making can be advantageously
and pro6tably worked in Ogden ty if
the necessary lpital can be raised, and
that our immediate wants and those of
our ne ghbors on aE sides are such as
to provide ample markets for the dis
position of our products. The questions
which We have to consider are not
whether we have the IRON ore easy OF
access whether We have the markets
for the output, but the proposition be
fore Us is to devise a scheme of a prac-
gicable character the feasibility OF which
can be demonstrated TO the thinking men
of the conrnunity. Eastern capitalists, it
seems, are either 10th to invest in the
enterprise, or that the facilities we have
right at our doors for the development
of huge and wealthy industry have
not been placed pOintedly before them.
1t is our humble opinion, however that
it is a mistake for US to wait for outside
capital to come, and, Dhilanthropically
as it were. start this industry. We have
tina opportunity OF helping ourselves
independent IF the direct assistance of
outside capital.
Who would receive the benefits aris-
ing through the establishment of the
iron industry In Ogden City2 We an
sWer, the community the laborer, the
me chanic, the clerk, the merchant, the
man of means, persons Of every sphere
in life would receive the benefits accru-
ing from the successful working of So. h
a concern. All these classes then should
be interested in promoting these
schemes. and there should he
no objection, therefore, to the entire
community taking part in the raising
of the necessary capital to carry on the
business.
Union is strength" is an oft-repest-
ed maxim, one which has been so often
iterated and used IN SO many
different forms that our readers might
consider anything We might say on the
subject tedious. But between theory
and practice there is, unhappily, very
often a chasm of great width. Lead.
ing hounds may run over in full cry,
barking theoretically to show the way,
but the huntsmen who should follow
stand shiVering on the brink, and can
not persuade the animals whom they
bestride 10 ventureAthe leap. 1t can
hardly be denied th - this is somewhat
the case with the Chamber of Com
meTce. The foremost hounds Of the
pack keep up constant cry, inviting
the people to,follow the course of these
vigorous leaders. The horses here and
there neigh irnpaiently, and seem to
Invite their Kislers TO urge them across.
The boldest riders have taken the leap
and are ga'lopfng away energeticslly on
the other side, and shout ont that there
is excellent riding ground. Yet the
CREST body Of horgemen remain trem
bling on the edge. They or their horses
cannot be persuaded 20 follow, and be-
cause they will not follow the body Of
the Chamber does not make anything
like the impression On the spectator
around that 1t ought 20 do. and mig
do from its actual numbers, to then
own immediate loss and toe great in
jury of the peoples cause which they
have championed, and for which they
all profess regard, founded on firm
conviction of its supreme iFportance.
providence is not always. ss the
First NaDoleon declared il was, on the
side of the large, tsbattslions, and vie
tory has sometimes declared itself for
the smaller forces and the better cause,
yeti hese great battslions, to which III
business lar. capital ans the command
of cash correspond, must be confessed
to be & most important power for in
su ing success. We, ther' fore, adyo-
cate tpepromotIon of a scheme whereby
the whoi community can be financially